DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, EPIDIMIOLOGY OF ADDISON CRISIS

Abstract

Synonyms of Addison's crisis are Addison's crisis, acute adrenal insufficiency, hypoadrenal crisis, adrenal crisis, adrenocortical crisis, acute hypocorticism, acute adrenal cortical insufficiency. Crisis failure of the adrenal cortex is named after the British therapist Thomas Addison, who described the clinic of this condition in the United States. XIX century In the International Classification of Diseases Revision 10, the hypoadrenal crisis is classified as " Other adrenal disorders "(code – E27.2). The prevalence of this condition in clinical endocrinology is 50 cases per 1 million people, or 0.005%. It is more often diagnosed in women, with a gender ratio of 2: 1. The peak period of morbidity is between 55 and 63 years of age.